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5.05.2014

Charleston Getaway

Bryce and I had the best weekend and I'm sad to see it end. Each Monday at school, though is one Monday closer to summer break!

I am so excited to finally be sharing our Charleston trip with you.

As an FYI, I will be back later this week, with a detailed recap of our Charleston dining, so today you will just see teasers from the many delicious restaurants we visited!

As you will see in this post Charleston was AH-mazing! Bryce and I have not stopped talking about moving there since we came home. I joked that I had found my soul mate in a city during our trip!

As a bit of background, Bryce had been traveling for work during the week leading up to our trip. He ended up driving for his work travels so that we could have a car in Charleston. Friday, my last day of school before break, he made his way to Charleston from Orlando. I flew from Richmond to Charleston that evening after school. My flight came in around 9:00 pm and he picked me up. After getting settled into the hotel room, we went to a very late dinner near our hotel at Rue de Jean.

The restaurant reminded us a lot of Can Can, the location of our first date and the food was really good!

After dinner we walked down King Street a bit and spent some time just soaking it all in.

After the Farmer's Market we made our way to Sullivan's Island for a beach afternoon! I have to admit, I am much more of a river girl than a beach girl. A dock is more my thing than sand, BUT, Sullivan's Island had me singing a different tune. The beach was so majestic. I didn't want to leave!

We had to make our way around this miniature marsh to even get to the beach!

After spending some time on the beach, we walked to Poe's Tavern for an afternoon snack.

Sullivan's Island was full of beautiful homes and this was one of my favorites.

This might actually be my favorite picture from the trip. It just screams happy, messy hair and all!

After Sullivan's Island, we napped at the hotel until it was time to get ready for dinner. We were headed to Magnolia's to meet Cambron, the blogger behind The Southern Sophisticate, and her boyfriend for dinner.

The bar was uber-swanky...I felt like I was a movie star getting a drink there!

The next morning we headed to brunch at Poogan's Porch before taking a carriage tour of the city. We, of course, chose to walk a scenic route.

Brunch was incredible, to say the least!

We had some time to kill after brunch before our carriage ride, so we decided to visit the Charleston Waterfront Park and its famous pineapple fountain.

The weather could not have been more perfect, beautiful sunshine and a nice, calm breeze!

Next up was one of the highlights of our trip, a carriage ride!

All carriages have to check in here to ensure that there are never too many carriages out at one time. It's also a lottery to see which route your carriage takes and we were thrilled to get the waterfront tour, which included mansions along The Battery!

"The Pink Palace"

Wisteria is just starting to come out now in Richmond, but was in full bloom while we were there!

After our carriage ride, we made our way back to King Street for a little shopping and the first Second Sunday of the season!

I cannot remember the name of this design shop, but I absolutely loved it!

No King Street shopping experience would be complete without a stop at the local Lilly store, Palm Avenue.

After some much needed rest time, we geared up for dinner again! We had reservations at The Macintosh, and decided we would just pick a random place on King Street for cocktails before our reservation.

I spied Closed for Business and knew Bryce would love it since the window advertised their selection of craft beers!

B was pleased that they had many of his hard to find favorites.

Once we made it to The Macintosh, I was excited to meet a blog reader, Dina. She and her husband were on a getaway from Atlanta and surprisingly, had spotted us earlier while we were on the carriage ride. It must have been fated for us to meet, because they were also having dinner at The Macintosh!

Dina was so cute and I hope that I look half as good as her when I have two young babes!

The Macintosh turned out to be our favorite dinner of the trip, so I can't wait to share the meal with you in my Charleston dining post!

After dinner we were exhausted! We had covered quite a bit of ground during our 2 days in Charleston, so we went to bed early so that we could be well energized for our last full day.

Our last day, was pretty dreary in the morning. We had hoped to make it back to Sullivan's Island, but given the weather, we decided to try Hominy Grill instead.

After brunch we headed to Johns Island to see the famous angel oak. Fortunately the weather cleared up during our ride!

Bryce is 6'1, but looks teeny next to the magnificent tree.

After the angel oak, I was still itching for some more beach time, so we stopped at Folly Beach on our way back into town. Our visit was short though, given that the beach was windy and cool!

Once we got back into town, we decided to spend a bit more time on King Street, since our time had been limited the day before.

Grady Ervin had been closed on Sunday so we were thrilled to get the chance to go inside.

Bryce brought home an oyster knife and handcrafted belt buckle from the shop. It was one of the highlights of our trip.

30 comments:

Your time in Charleston looked beyond perfect! It reminded me of my trip I took last year with my boyfriend and all of the places you went are places we too have enjoyed! So happy you had some quality time with loved ones and your pictures are absolutely precious!

As I was reading, I kept getting more and more excited about the places that y'all went- seriously SO many of my favorites and I'm so glad you both had such a great time! Next time you come down (because I know there will be a next!) we will have to get together!

Also, I loved how you said at first that you had found a soul mate in the city... I feel the same way!

Girl, you hit up pretty much everything great in what looks like the perfect Charleston weekend. It was definitely gorgeous weather for a visit and I'm so glad you had a wonderful visit! Still needing to go to Husk's bar though!

oh my gosh I am obsessed with this post! Charleston is one of my favorite cities in the whole world! King Street shopping is literally unparalleled. I love your Sail to Sable Tunic! You look amazing! Love that you paired wedges with those black pants, too. SO chic! So glad y'all had fun!

What an amazing trip!! It sounds like you spent a week there instead of just a couple days! You two knew how to see the area! I love the the dress you wore to Husk - it looks so great on you! Our Charleston trips are a little different with little ones in tow, but we love the city just as much!

Aww, you are just too cute! It was so nice meeting you and Bryce, and Eric really enjoyed talking to him as well! Y'all sure hit up THE BEST places in the city and covered a lot of ground. I love your recap and purchases :-) I can't wait to get back to Charleston soon!

WOW this looks so fun!! The food looks absolutely amazing. And the shopping looks great. I really wanted to visit Charleston this year but Savannah ended up working out better for my mom and me this past weekend. Great food, drinks, shopping! And the beach...looove. Glad you had fun.

I was just in Charleston this weekend!! We were hoping to make it to Poe's Tavern but unfortunately we didnt :( Looks like a fabulous trip! I love the idea of picking a few adjectives for your drink too! So fun!

What an amazing trip! I would love to go to Charleston next year for spring break. I totally agree with your favorite picture from the trip, you both look so happy and relaxed. My husband would die if I treated him to a 23 year Pappy Van Winkle out at dinner. I am obsessed with teh dress you wore to husk. Please say it's something recent? ;)